Renu Joseph popularly known as RJ Renu, is an Indian

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and presenter based in

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...

as well as

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

. She is best known as the host of the Club FM 94.3/104.8 show ''Love Bytes'' that ran for eight years, on

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and TV simultaneously.

Early life

Renu completed the BA degree in communicative English from

St. Teresa's College St. Teresa's College is an autonomous women's college located at Kochi, Kerala, India, formed under the patronage of the Archdiocese of Verapoly. History The college was established on 15 June 1925, as the first Women's College of the erstwh ...

Ernakulam Ernakulam () is the Central Business District of the city of Kochi in Kerala, India and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Many major establishments, including the Kerala High Court, the office of the Kochi Municipal Corporation a ...

, and

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from

Rajagiri College of Social Sciences Rajagiri College of Social Sciences is an autonomous higher educational institution located in Kalamassery, Kochi in the Indian state of Kerala. History Rajagiri College of Social Sciences was started in 1955 under the University of Madras. In ...

before choosing a career as

Career

Renu had her first break as the host of

Kairali TV Kairali TV is an Indian Malayalam-language general entertainment television channel owned by Kairali TV Network (Malayalam Communications Limited). It is headquartered at Thiruvananthapuram. It was launched on 17 August 2000. The channel is bac ...

's ''Hello Good Evening'' as a replacement for the actress

Remya Nambeesan Remya Nambeesan (born 24 March 1986) is an Indian actress, playback singer and dancer, who primarily works in Malayalam cinema. She started her career as an actress through the 2000 film ''Sayahnam''. She has acted in more than 65 films includin ...

and later continued with the shows ''Spicy India'' for

Asianet Plus Asianet is an Indian Malayalam language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. Asianet and its channels are operated by Asianet Star Communicat ...

and ''Dream Home'' for

Asianet News Asianet News (formerly Asianet Global) is an Indian free-to-air Malayalam-language news channel owned by Asianet News Network. Asianet News Network operates as a subsidiary of Jupiter Entertainment Ventures (Jupiter Capital Ventures). The chann ...

. She then joined the

Mathrubhumi ''Mathrubhumi'' is a Malayalam newspaper that is published from Kerala, India. It was founded by K. P. Kesava Menon, an active volunteer in the Indian independence movement, Indian freedom struggle against the British Raj, British. The word "M ...

group as radio jockey as the host of the Club FM 94.3/104.8 show ''Love Bytes'', which offers guidance and tips to lovers in distress. The show became a huge success, prompting the makers to convert it to a TV show for

Kappa TV Kappa TV is a Malayalam music channel from the Mathrubhumi group, the publisher of the widely circulated Mathrubhumi daily. The channel was named after Tapioca, a type of starch extracted from the root of Cassava plant, which is called "kappa" ...

. She also does ''Tube Grid'', a show about viral videos on the same channel, and ''Star Jam'', a celebrity chat show on Club FM 94.3/104.8.
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Television host

Social media

Movies

Renu has made cameo appearances in two Malayalam movies ''

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,'' ''

Punyalan Private Limited ''Punyalan Private Limited'' is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language political satire film written, co-produced and directed by Ranjith Sankar. It is a sequel to the 2013 film '' Punyalan Agarbattis'' and stars Jayasurya, Aju Varghese, Vijayaraghava ...

, and'' Sundari Gardens.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Renu, RJ Living people Indian radio presenters People from Ernakulam district Indian women radio presenters Indian women television presenters Indian television presenters Women artists from Kerala Year of birth missing (living people) Actresses in Malayalam cinema St. Teresa's College alumni